Question: What animal is depicted in an iconic Austin mural known as “Hi, How Are You”?
Answer: A frog named Jeremiah the Innocent. The mural was created in 1993 by local musician Daniel Johnston, who featured the smiling amphibian on the cover of his similarly named 1983 cassette album. A record store near UT Austin commissioned Johnston for the mural, and a community campaign saved the artwork from destruction when the building changed owners. The property was razed a few years ago, but the mural was preserved.
In the 1990s, Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain brought attention to Johnston and his work by wearing a T-shirt featuring Jeremiah.
